Reznor clarifies NIN pause
Trent Reznor used the Peel It Back tour finale in Sacramento (March 16) to say Nine Inch Nails will pause touring for the rest of 2026 but aren’t permanently stopping — he called earlier comments 'misconstrued.' (rollingstone.com) He also teased new music and a collaborative spot with Boys Noize at Coachella, keeping the door open for future live returns. (theprp.com)
The Peel It Back run totaled 63 shows and the tour’s reported attendance exceeded 450,000 across its legs. ( wikipedia.org ) Pollstar notes the U.S. extension was produced by Live Nation and lists Boys Noize as the special guest on every North American date that opened Feb. 5, 2026. ( news.pollstar.com ) Alexander Ridha — aka Boys Noize — opened most sets with an industrial techno slot and is credited as an additional co‑producer on the TRON: Ares soundtrack alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. ( yahoo.com ) Coachella 2026 is scheduled for April 10–12 and April 17–19, 2026 on the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. ( coachella.com ) The festival bill lists “Nine Inch Noize” — an extended collaborative set pairing Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize — as part of the lineup for the April weekends. ( brooklynvegan.com ) A track from TRON: Ares, “As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” earned Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross the Grammy for Best Rock Song at the 68th Annual GRAMMYs on Feb. 1, 2026. ( grammy.com ) The remark that prompted the recent headlines was made at the BOK Center in Tulsa on Feb. 27, 2026, and outlets including ThePRP and Rolling Stone subsequently ran pieces clarifying and contextualizing Reznor’s comments and his plans to work on new material. ( theprp.com ) ( rollingstone.com )
